By Dawn De Busk
FRYEBURG, Maine — As part of the fallout from a recent incident in which a contracted bus driver and his out-of-district student passenger were lost for more than three hours before arriving at their destination, MSAD 72 will be putting together a team to research policies and put in place procedures to prevent a similar situation from happening.
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